The state-of-the-art of methodologies related to biodigester location decisions in clustering situations

Abstract

Bioenergy is a renewable energy obtained from biomass and its main benefits are the reduction of greenhouse gases and the reduction of waste disposal. A common problem in feasibility analysis is the biodigester location due to biomass availability and its spatial dispersion. Therefore, decisions regarding to biodigester location is an important aspect of feasibility design when multiple biomass producers are involved in clusters. Studies in this research field of biodigester location address different methodologies, such as mathematical programming, multicriteria approach, scenario analysis, and Geographic Information System (GIS). This paper presents the state-of-the-art in the biodigester location decisions considering clustering situations. To accomplish that, a systematic literature review using Prisma approach was carried out. As results, a set of feasibility opportunities was arranged after reading 24 papers, allowing to identify that the main methodologies used for biodigester location decisions were mathematical programming (41,16%), followed by multicriteria approaches (29,16%) and GIS (12,50%).